Are we seeing a mega-hatch over the river in your previous picture where you’re fishing or is it graininess in the pic??





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Dean:

Those are spinning tricorythodes mayflies. The "spinning" is their mating dance. Afterwhich the females fall upon the waters surface with their wings outstretched, or "spent".

Not sure where the males end up, likely at the bar.

Yes Thanks. I have seen Trico hatches like that - that’s why I asked. Once upon a time I was pretty adept at tying Trico imitations on size 24 hooks but today neither my eyes nor my fingers are up to the task.





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Yeah, my challenges are starting there as well.

A friend of mine ties tricos down to size 30.

Anything beyond 24’s was beyond my fat fingers’ abilities.





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I've got a magnifying lense on my tying bench, but I can't carry it into the river. Brother Tatman know Glen also. When tricos are on Glen fishes a Paul Young 7 foot 3 weight Midge bamboo rod that I suspect is worth as much as some of our good guns

A masochist, no doubt:eek:

Not bad for a guy who is about 84 years old.

Managed a trip to the western slope to shoot at Black Canyon Wing and Clay in Delta, CO - They have an impressive amount of land for paid Pheasant hunting. They had an early season deal on putting out hens. Dogs dont care either way so I loaded up and drove over. I had a little thing for 16 gauge the last year - bought this nice D grade off the forum a few months back and took over a Browning A5 - sweet 16 ( I love that gun !) - I went three for three on the fist birds and then fell back to earth shooting ahh .... not well. Early in the crisp morning the birds held pretty tight. Later they were running all over heck and the shot distances were climbing rapidly and my success rate was not good.. Dogs had a blast though and I guess that's why we hunt. otherwise it would be called shopping. Enjoy some pictures of the drive over and the dogs in the field.